“That’s the nature of football at times and you have got to get on with it.

“As players, you focus on what’s important – that’s playing football and doing your job. And I have felt that we have done that brilliantly over the last few weeks. We need to carry that on.

“It is easy, definitely. At the end of the day whatever happens, players coming in or going out, you have to stick together as a team and focus on what is important – that’s playing well and winning games.”